"Bertha Remaster Series"

Grateful Dead  
11-24-1978
Capitol Theater
Passaic NJ

Bertha Remaster of the PreFM Source (shn id 13948)

SBD(PreFM) > MR>DAT > CDA > Wav(EAC) > SHN > DAW(Bertha) > Audio DVD > DVD Audio Extractor v.3.3.2 (audio files extracted prior to burning to DVD disc) > 24/48 wav > downsampled to 44.1 wav with Wave Lab v.5.00a > dithered from 24 to 16 bit depth with Wave Lab UV22 HR Plugin > SBEs fixed with shntool v.2.0.3 (by set) > FLAC encoding with FLAC Frontend v.1.7.1 Etree Edition, FLAC v.1.1.2 (level 8)
(2 discs flac, 3 discs audio)

Set1
d1t01 Jack Straw
d1t02 Sugaree
d1t03 Me and My Uncle >>
d1t04 Big River
d1t05 Stagger Lee
d1t06 Passenger
d1t07 Candyman
d1t08 New Minglewood Blues
d1t09 From the Heart of Me
d2t01 Loser
d2t02 Promised Land


Set2
d2t03 I Need a Miracle >>
d2t04 Good Lovin'
d2t05 Friend of the Devil
d3t01 Estimated Prophet >>
d3t02 Shakedown Street >>
d3t03 Drums* >>
d3t04 Ollin Arrageed* >>
d3t05 Fire on the Mountain* >>
d3t06 Sugar Magnolia

Encore
d3t07 Johnny B. Goode

Notes:

Digitally Remastered by [email protected]. Completed 3/3/2006.

The original source has a large amount of audio level compression applied.  I searched for a source without compression but was unable to find one.  I checked 5 different sources, including one on DAT that was obtained 14 years ago and it had the same compression signature.  This means the audio level compression was applied a long time ago and all subsequent copies have been derived from that source.

The audio level compression was corrected to the extent possible.

There is an irritating 6khz noise that exists throughout the original source. This was removed on the Bertha Remaster making for a much more enjoyable listening experience.

The complete PreFM was used for the Bertha Remaster, which means the same defects, that exist in Me and My Uncle and Big Rivevr, remain.

Enjoy!
jay

Audio extraction through .flac compression performed by Gary Field 03/21/2006.

From the original text file, prior to Bertha Remastering:

* - w/ Hamza El Din
This show was a live nation-wide FM broadcast.

Known Flaws - There's random problems in the right channel during Me & My Uncle > Big River.  
This flaw supposedly appears on the master reel.

Transfer done by Chris Warren